is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes from his second studio album, Illuminate (2016). The song is a melancholic acoustic ballad that explores the painful realization of a relationship that has reached its end. Core Meaning
Oh, we're going through the motion, yeahCause we can't fix what's brokenAnd I know it's gonna hurtBut darling I'll go firstCause I won't keep on saying those three empty words
We're going through the motionsCause we can't fix what's brokenAnd I know it's gonna hurtBut darling I'll go firstCause I won't keep on saying those three empty wordsNo, I won't keep on saying those three empty words, oh
We'll play the songs we used to loveWhile we try to fall in love againAnd we don't know who's wrong or rightBut we don't even care enough to fight
We're going through the motionsCause we can't fix what's broken, noAnd I know it's gonna hurtBut darling I'll go firstI won't keep on saying those three empty wordsWe don't have to keep on saying those three empty wordsOh, I can't keep on saying those three empty words
Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Ido Zmishlany / Geoffrey Elliott Warburton / Shawn Mendes / Scott Harris FriedmanThree Empty Words lyrics © Music Of Liberal Arts Publishing, Sony/atv Ballad, Rebel One Publishing, Zmishlany Music, Universal Music Works, Songs Of Universal Inc., Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Mendes Gmr Music, Hipgnosis Side B Key Themes